| Toney Douglas | ||
 Douglas playing for the Knicks. | ||
| No. 23, 15, 0 | ||
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| Position: | Point Guard | |
| League: | NBA Greek Basket League FIBA Europe Cup | |
| Personal information | ||
| Full name: | Toney Bernard Douglas | |
| Born: | March 16, 1985 Tampa, Florida | |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Physical stats | ||
| Listed height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
| Listed weight: | 190 lbs (86 kg) | |
| National Basketball Association career | ||
| Debut: 2009 for the New York Knicks | ||
| Career information | ||
| High school: | Jonesboro (Jonesboro, Georgia) | |
| College: | Auburn (2004-2005) Florida State (2006-2009) | |
| NBA Draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 29th | |
| Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | ||
| Playing career: | 2009-present (15 years) | |
| Career history | ||
| 2009-2012 | New York Knicks | |
| 2012-2013 | Houston Rockets | |
| 2013 | Sacramento Kings | |
| 2013-2014 | Golden State Warriors | |
| 2014 | Miami Heat | |
| 2014–2015 | Jiangsu Dragons | |
| 2015-2016 | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| 2016–2017 | Memphis Grizzlies | |
| 2017–2018 | Anadolu Efes | |
| 2018 | Sakarya | |
| 2018–2019 | Darüşşafaka | |
| 2019–2020 | Estudiantes | |
| 2020–2021 | Varese | |
| 2021–present | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Toney Bernard Douglas (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.
Born in Jonesboro, Georgia, he attended Jonesboro High School, where he was a starter and top player on the basketball team for three years.
Douglas played college basketball at Auburn for one year, and became frustrated with his role on the team as a shooting guard.
Douglas transferred to the Florida State University for the remainder of his collegiate career, where he switched to the Point Guard position—after forgoing eligibility for a season because of college basketball transfer regulations. In his sophomore season, Douglas initially struggled in his transition to a new team and position, but soon resumed a high level of play, overcoming a hand injury in the middle of the season.
He emerged as a defensive force in his junior season, setting school and conference records for steals. Douglas stepped up as a team leader in his final season; he broke personal records in several statistical categories and helped lead the Seminoles to their first National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 11 years.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2009 NBA Draft with the 29th overall pick, Douglas was traded to the New York Knicks for their 2011 second-round pick and $3 million in cash considerations. He played for the Knicks, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and the Golden State Warriors before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2014 and making a Finals appearance. After spending the 2014–15 season in China with the Jiangsu Dragons, he returned to the NBA in 2015, joining the New Orleans Pelicans.
Douglas' brother Harry plays for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Toney and Harry are the sixth pair of brothers to play in the NBA and NFL, respectively.[2]
Early life and high school[]
Toney was born to Harry and Stephanie Douglas in Jonesboro, Georgia. He attended Jonesboro High School, where he was starter for its basketball team for three years. Douglas played alongside his brother, Harry, for the same amount of time. He spent most of his freshman season (2000–01) on the junior varsity team.[3] In the 2001–02 season, when he was made a starter,[3] Douglas averaged 21.5 points per game (ppg), 6.5 rebounds per game (rpg) and 4.0 assists per game (apg), and became the first sophomore to earn first-team honors at the all-region and all-state levels. In his junior season, Douglas averaged 28.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, and 4.0 apg, scoring 20 points or more 24 times. He was named the Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year, and helped lead the team to the championship game of the state playoffs. Douglas averaged 34 ppg in his senior season, and the team advanced as far as the state semifinals. When he graduated from high school in 2004, Douglas was Clayton County's leading scorer, with 2,404 points. That year, he was named an All-American by Parade and earned a McDonald's All-America nomination.[4]
Collegiate career[]
Auburn[]
Douglas committed to Auburn University during his junior year in high school.[3] Playing as the starting Shooting Guard in his freshman season (2004–05), he led the team in scoring, at 16.9 ppg, and scored a team season-high (as well as career-high) 38 points against Nicholls State.[4][5] Douglas, who had the second-highest freshman scoring average in the nation, was voted to the All-SEC Freshman team. He earned Freshman All-America Third-Team and All–Southeastern Conference (All-SEC) Third-Team honors—Douglas was the fourth Auburn freshman to be named to the latter.[4]
Transfer[]
Douglas submitted his name for the NBA Draft in the offseason, but did not sign with an agent, therefore allowing him to stay eligible for college when he later withdrew from the process.[5][6] Despite Douglas' success at Auburn, he and his family were unhappy with his position on the basketball team. Douglas wanted to be the team's Point Guard, which he believed was his more natural position and the one he would play in the NBA. However, the Tigers (Auburn's mascot) did not accede to his request, prompting him to request a transfer. Then-coach Jeff Lebo granted Douglas his scholarship release on the condition that he transfer to a non-SEC university. On June 29, 2005, Douglas enrolled at Florida State University, where coach Leonard Hamilton allowed him to play point guard.[7] Because National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules stipulate that players who transfer must sit out the following season, Douglas only began playing with the team in the 2006–07 season, although he still practiced with them during 2005–06.[4][5][6]
Florida State[]
Douglas initially struggled at the point guard position while adjusting to the Florida State offense, but continued to play well in other respects. On February 7, 2007, Douglas injured the fourth metacarpal in his right (shooting) hand, forcing him to sit out six games (nearly a month)—of which Florida State lost five.[8][9] In his first game (against the University of Miami) after sustaining his injury, Douglas scored 13 points, including a three-pointer that tied the game and forced overtime; Florida State went on to win the game.[9] Douglas finished the season with averages of 12.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, and 2.7 rpg.[4] In three games of the 2007 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), he averaged 11.7 points and 3.7 rebounds, as Florida State won twice before losing to Mississippi State University in the semifinals.[4][10]
In Douglas' junior season, he continued his transition to point guard, which includes creating offensive opportunities for others on the team in addition to scoring by himself. Although Douglas still needed to work on that aspect of his game, Hamilton said in January 2008 that "he's done an exceptional job when you take into consideration this hasn't been his role prior to coming to Florida State."[11] Douglas' defense improved considerably; he accumulated 2.6 steals per game (spg) as a junior (compared to 1.2 steals in the previous season), the highest rate in the ACC. After the regular season concluded, Douglas was selected into the ACC All-Defensive Team and the All-ACC Third Team.[12] Despite Douglas' efforts (18 points, 5 assists and 3 steals) against North Carolina in the quarterfinals, Florida State lost the game, effectively shutting them out from the NCAA tournament.[4][13] After Florida State lost in the first round of the 2008 NIT, Douglas finished the season with 90 steals, second only to Sam Cassell in the number of steals made in one season (97).[13][14] He led the team in scoring (15.4 ppg), steals (2.6 spg; also highest in the ACC) and assists (2.6).[4]
Douglas in 2007.
The 2008–09 Florida State team was composed of mostly freshman and sophomores, which meant that the veteran Douglas, now a senior (one of three on the team),[15] featured more prominently in the offense than in the previous years. He started all 35 games of the season, one of two Seminole players to do so. Douglas became the primary threat on offense, and was the sole top scorer for the team in 23 games. His scoring average increased by more than six points, to 21.5 ppg, which was the highest average on the team and in the ACC; he also averaged 2.9 apg, a team and career high, and 3.9 rpg.[4][16] He earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors again and was selected to the All-ACC First Team.[4] His other major honors included being named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, receiving the second-most votes for ACC Player of the Year and his selection to the Associated Press' All-America Third Team.[17][18] Douglas' strong play in the ACC tournament, in which the Seminoles upset top-ranked North Carolina and advanced to their first ACC final, led to his selection to the ACC All-Tournament team, another first for a Florida State player.[19] The Seminoles made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 11 years, playing against the University of Wisconsin. Douglas played well, scoring 26 points, but he missed an important three-point attempt late in the game and had Trevon Hughes score the winning shot while defending him. Wisconsin won 61–59 in overtime, thus ending Douglas' collegiate career.[20]
Professional career[]
New York Knicks (2009-2012)[]
In preparation for the 2009 NBA Draft, Douglas worked out at the draft combine during May 28–29, and participated in pre-draft workouts with ten teams.[21][22] At the 2009 NBA Draft, on June 25, 2009, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted him with the 29th overall pick in the first round, making him the first Seminole guard to be drafted in the first round since Bob Sura (1995).[23] Later that day, the New York Knicks acquired the rights to Douglas in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2011 and $3 million in cash considerations.[1][24] He was signed on July 9, 2009, and will be able to earn up to $900,000 in his rookie season.[25] In NBA Summer League play, Douglas averaged a team-high 7.0 apg.[26] During the 2009–10 season, Douglas was a reserve guard. He scored a career-high 30 points in a win against the Chicago Bulls on November 4, 2010.[27] On March 17, 2011, Douglas tied a Knicks record with 9 three pointers.
Houston Rockets (2012–2013)[]
Douglas with the Rockets in 2012.
On July 11, 2012, Douglas was traded, along with Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Marcus Camby. His best game as a Rocket came on December 4, 2012 when he scored a season-high 22 points against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Sacramento Kings (2013)[]
On February 20, 2013, Douglas was traded, along with Cole Aldrich and Patrick Patterson, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Thomas Robinson, Francisco García and Tyler Honeycutt.
Golden State Warriors (2013–2014)[]
On July 18, 2013, Douglas signed with the Golden State Warriors. He made 24 appearances for the franchise, averaging 11 minutes per game in a limited bench role. Throughout his brief tenure, he struggled with his accuracy, shooting only 37.2% from the field.
Miami Heat (2014)[]
On January 15, 2014, Douglas was traded to the Miami Heat in a three-team deal involving the Warriors and the Boston Celtics. The Heat made their fourth straight appearance in the NBA Finals in 2014, but lost the series in five games to the San Antonio Spurs.
China (2014–2015)[]
On August 19, 2014, Douglas signed a one-year deal with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. On February 1, 2015, he terminated his contract with Jiangsu following the conclusion of the regular season. He appeared in 35 games while averaging 19.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 2.1 steals per game.
New Orleans Pelicans (2015–2016)[]
On February 4, 2015, Douglas signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans. On February 18, 2015, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Pelicans. However, the next day, he was waived by the Pelicans. He returned to the Pelicans on March 24, signing with the team for the rest of the season. On July 31, he was waived again by the Pelicans.
On August 11, 2015, Douglas signed with the Indiana Pacers. However, he was waived by the Pacers on October 26 after appearing in five preseason games. Four days later, he re-signed with the Pelicans. On March 31, 2016, he recorded 20 points and a season-high 10 assists in a 101–95 win over the Denver Nuggets. On July 12, 2016, he was waived by the Pelicans.
Memphis Grizzlies (2016–2017)[]
On October 3, 2016, Douglas signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 15 after appearing in five preseason games. On December 5, 2016, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies to help the team deal with numerous injuries. Memphis had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15. He appeared in six games for the Grizzlies before he was waived by the team on December 15. On January 30, 2017, he signed a 10-day contract with the Grizzlies. He went on to sign a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies on February 9, and then a rest-of-season contract on February 23. On March 18, 2017, Douglas was again waived by the Grizzlies.
Turkey (2017–2019)[]
Anadolu Efes (2017–2018)[]
On December 29, 2017, Douglas signed with Turkish club Anadolu Efes for the rest of the 2017–18 season. Douglas helped Anadolu Efes to win the 2018 Turkish Cup.
Sakarya (2018)[]
On August 6, 2018, Douglas signed with Sakarya BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). In 15 games played for Sakarya, Douglas averaged 15.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.
Darüşşafaka (2018–2019)[]
On December 5, 2018, Douglas parted ways with Sakarya and signed with Darüşşafaka for the rest of the season.
Spain & Italy (2019–2021)[]
On November 26, 2019, Douglas signed with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB. On February 21, 2020, he and his team part ways.
On March 2, 2020, Douglas signed with Varese of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. In that period the Italian team was looking to replace Jason Clark who quit before the end of the season. In 26 games during the 2020-2021 season, Douglas averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per contest.
Greece (2021–present)[]
On August 21, 2021, Douglas signed with Greek club Iraklis Thessaloniki.
NBA career statistics[]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | New York | 56 | 12 | 19.4 | .458 | .389 | .809 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 8.6 |
| Career | 56 | 12 | 19.4 | .458 | .389 | .809 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .8 | .0 | 8.6 |
See also[]
- 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Former 'Nole Douglas goes to Knicks". The Palm Beach Post (InfoTrac): p. 1c. 2009-06-26. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bricks, Peter (2004-01-08). "Jonesboro Taps Star's Powers \ Bound For Auburn". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (InfoTrac): p. J15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 "Player Bio: Toney Douglas". CBS Interactive. http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/douglas_toney00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Schoffel, Ira (2005-06-30). "Auburn star transferring to FSU; Douglas, SEC fifth-leading scorer, will play for Seminoles in 2006-07". The Florida Times-Union (InfoTrac): p. C-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Auburn Grants Douglas Release". The Cincinnati Post (InfoTrac): p. B2. 2005-06-15.
- ↑ Landman, Brian (2006-12-03). "Spectator now sparkplug for 'Noles". The St. Petersburg Times (InfoTrac): p. 3C.
- ↑ Landman, Brian (2007-02-10). "Douglas out, 'Noles turning to Mims". The St. Petersburg Times (InfoTrac): p. 6C.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Landman, Brian (2007-03-04). "Douglas' sharp return helps boost outlook". The St. Petersburg Times (InfoTrac): p. 11C.
- ↑ "Douglas, Swann Lead Seminoles in a Rout". The Cincinnati Post (InfoTrac): p. B6. 2007-03-16.
- ↑ Thomas, Bob (2008-01-26). "Douglas' play on point; The ex-shooting guard has done well developing into FSU's floor leader". The Florida Times-Union (InfoTrac): p. C-6.
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association Announces the 2007-08 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference (CBS Interactive). 2008-03-10. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aab.html. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Winkeljohn, Matt (2008-03-15). "College Basketball: ACC Tournament: Focus on Georgians". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (InfoTrac): p. D5.
- ↑ "Akron Zips vs. Florida State Seminoles – Box Score". ESPN. 2008-03-18. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=280780052. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ Cole, Bill (2009-01-10). "Duke has had recent success at FSU N.C. State will also open conference play, traveling to play unbeaten Clemson". Winston-Salem Journal (InfoTrac): p. C1.
- ↑ "Toney Douglas – Prospect Profile". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/133.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "FSU's Douglas named ACC defensive player of year". Sporting News. 2009-03-10. http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2009-03-10/fsus-douglas-named-acc-defensive-player-year. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ↑ "Griffin, Hansbrough lead AP first team". ESPN. 2009-03-31. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4027698. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ↑ Landman, Brian (2009-03-16). "FSU Loss has Silver Lining; 'Noles fall in ACC tourney final but still have NCAA berth". The St. Petersburg Times (InfoTrac): p. 1X.
- ↑ Schultz, Rob (2009-03-21). "Uw Holds Douglas in Check the Florida State Star Scores 26 Points, but the Badgers Harass Him into a Key Miss down the Stretch" (Registration required). The Capital Times. http://find.galegroup.com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/gtx/retrieve.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28KE%2CNone%2C13%29Toney+Douglas%24&sgHitCountType=None&inPS=true&sort=DateDescend&searchType=BasicSearchForm&tabID=T004&prodId=SPN.SP00&searchId=R7¤tPosition=13&userGroupName=txshracd2487&docId=CJ196132183&docType=IAC. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ↑ Deitch, Dennis (2009-06-06). "NBA combine taps Calathes, Taylor" (Registration requrired). The Orlando Sentinel (NewsBank): p. C2. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=%28%201283B379D6FCA8A8%20%29&p_docid=1283B379D6FCA8A8&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=1283B379D6FCA8A8&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=M59W4FJGMTI1MDYyMzA0MC45NTU3MzI6MTo3OnJmLTg3MjU&&p_multi=ORLB. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ↑ Carter, Andrew (2009-06-23). "Douglas waits anxiously" (Registration required). The Orlando Sentinel (NewsBank): p. C1. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=%28%201290392C4359B250%20%29&p_docid=1290392C4359B250&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=1290392C4359B250&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=V5DQ53RKMTI1MDYyMjk0My43MTk4MzM6MTo3OnJmLTg3MjU&&p_multi=ORLB. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ↑ Tomasson, Chris (2009-07-21). "Ex-'Noles guards convene in Vegas at NBA Summer League". Tallahassee Democrat. http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090721/FSU05/907210318/1008/FSU. Retrieved 2009-08-15. Template:Dead link
- ↑ "Knicks acquire 29th pick from Lakers". ESPN. 2009-06-25. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4285133. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "Douglas expected in summer league". ESPN. 2009-07-09. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4317065. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "2009 Knicks Summer League Central". National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/knicks_summerleague09.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "Toney Douglas, Danilo Gallinari lead Knicks' offense in win over Bulls". ESPN. November 4, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=301104004. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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